Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video509 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Crime Investigation results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Optimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 269 hits. Analysis detected 1,166 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,036 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (9,593 of 16,559 topics). This Crime Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 57.90% of the peer group.
Crime Investigation
Topic details
Total words: 2,036
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510042.1% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 13.2%13.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Personal Incredulity: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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